wickman chklist Prospect

https://ebird.org/checklist/S203089171

noite late Nashville warbler with OC Warblers

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Late Nashville

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 19, 2024 13:15 by Evgenia Ilinishnaya
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203047471
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "distinct eye ring. Grey head. Near Sylvan water. see photo"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

eBird Checklist - 19 Nov 2024 - Prospect Park - 55 species (+2 other taxa) from wickman

https://ebird.org/checklist/S203007652

Note quality Warblers, Rusty bb,wood ducks

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

eBird Checklist - 18 Nov 2024 - Prospect Park - 55 species (+3 other taxa) Wickman chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S202916191

Note pine Warbler,2 OC Warblers, American pipit

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Brooklyn bird club presentation Monday evening 11/18

Join us as we present Adam Welz, author of The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown (Bloomsbury, 2023)

Monday, November 18th at Powerhouse Arts

322 Third Avenue, Brooklyn

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Welz will talk about why he wrote his book THE END OF EDEN: WILD NATURE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN and share stories from it. He'll focus on birds; how species from around the world are reacting to climate change and how scientists understand that radical changes now underway. He'll engage in discussion with the audience, exploring ways to save species from extinction in this era of unprecedented change. 

Biography: 

Adam Welz is a South African environmental writer and consultant, currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. According to The New York Times, THE END OF EDEN: WILD NATURE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN, is "a disturbing and important book." Adams' work focuses on saving species from extinction; how we do it, how we pay for it, and how we think about it -- especially in urban environments and in the context of climate change. He's also an experienced birder and could often be found in Prospect Park during the years that he lived in Brooklyn.

Excerpts from reviews:

"The world is not ours alone, and it's not only humans who suffer from our warping and degrading of it. Everything is changing now-a global transformation of horrible majesty. In his exquisite meditation, Adam Welz shows us how to see it-and feel it- in full." ―David Wallace-Wells, author of THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH

"Climate change, Adam Welz shows, is already pushing many creatures toward oblivion, and its impacts are only going to grow. The End of Eden is at once an elegy and an exhortation-a plea to save what's left of the Earth's magnificent diversity." ―Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of UNDER A WHITE SKY

Books will be available at the event and Adam will be happy to sign copies. 

Location: Powerhouse Arts, 322 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM0

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Fw: Prospect Park bird list from this morning welz chklist

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. "

 

Camille Pissarro,19th c. artist, father of

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: Adam Welz <adamwelz@gmail.com>

To: prosbird@aol.com <prosbird@aol.com>; Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>; Stanley Greenberg <greenbergphoto@gmail.com>

Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 12:31:39 PM EST

Subject: Prospect Park bird list from this morning

Hi All,

Nothing earth-shaking, but it was nice to be out in the park!

https://ebird.org/checklist/S202803416

Cheers!

Adam

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Adam Welz

writer, photographer, filmmaker

Cape Town, South Africa

Author of The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown

www.adamwelz.net

Instagram: @adamwelz.wild

Facebook: @adamwelz.wild

iNaturalist: @adamwelz

Fw: Reminder: BBC Presentation Nov. 18th: Adam Welz, author of The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown (Bloomsbury, 2023)

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. "

 

Camille Pissarro,19th c. artist, father of

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "membership@brooklynbirdclub.org" <membership@brooklynbirdclub.org>

To: Membership <membership@brooklynbirdclub.org>

Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 01:03:13 PM EST

Subject: Reminder: BBC Presentation Nov. 18th: Adam Welz, author of The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown (Bloomsbury, 2023)

Date: Monday, November 18

Location: Powerhouse Arts, 322 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rcf7bnLM2BPzoWjw8

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Presenter Adam Welz will talk about why he wrote his book THE END OF EDEN: WILD NATURE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN and share stories from it. He'll focus on birds; how species from around the world are reacting to climate change and how scientists understand that radical changes now underway. He'll engage in discussion with the audience, exploring ways to save species from extinction in this era of unprecedented change. 

Biography: 

Adam Welz is a South African environmental writer and consultant, currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. According to The New York Times, THE END OF EDEN: WILD NATURE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE BREAKDOWN, is "a disturbing and important book." Adams' work focuses on saving species from extinction; how we do it, how we pay for it, and how we think about it -- especially in urban environments and in the context of climate change. He's also an experienced birder and could often be found in Prospect Park during the years that he lived in Brooklyn.

Excerpts from reviews:

"The world is not ours alone, and it's not only humans who suffer from our warping and degrading of it. Everything is changing now-a global transformation of horrible majesty. In his exquisite meditation, Adam Welz shows us how to see it-and feel it- in full." ―David Wallace-Wells, author of THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH

"Climate change, Adam Welz shows, is already pushing many creatures toward oblivion, and its impacts are only going to grow. The End of Eden is at once an elegy and an exhortation-a plea to save what's left of the Earth's magnificent diversity." ―Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of UNDER A WHITE SKY

Books will be available at the event and Adam will be happy to sign copies. 

Redheadedwp continued

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Nov 15, 2024 07:41 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202557222
- Comments: "Continuing in caching tree."

Presumably hemlock and battle avenues intersections

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

eBird Checklist - 15 Nov 2024 - Prospect Park - 54 species (+3 other taxa) Wickman chklist

https://ebird.org/checklist/S202550163

Note siskin,Rusty Blackbird, quality Warblers northern water thrush,Wilson's and orange crowned

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

*Ash throated flycatcher continues in BBG. Lawn area West of conservatory /plaza

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Nov 15, 2024 10:00 by Ant Tab
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202552206
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing very cooperatively where it was initially reported (coordinates below). Temp BoC photo.

(40.6669730, -73.9636540)"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Ash throated fc. Reported in BBG today

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2024 10:40 by Tina Alleva
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202484697
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Was low and active around the center of the garden (I believe the area is called the plant family collection) Pale throat, very pale yellow belly. Some diagnostic cell phone photos included. (40.6673881, -73.9637056)"

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2024 10:40 by Indigo Goodson
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202485033
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Was low and active around the center of the garden (I believe the area is called the plant family collection) Pale throat, very pale yellow belly. Some diagnostic cell phone photos included. (40.6673881, -73.9637056)"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Weki

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2024 15:24 by A Z
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202216993
- Comments: "Continuing in four bare trees by the bathroom structures, sallying out for insects. Getting chased periodically by mockingbird. Kingbird with grey head and yellow belly. White outer tail feathers in flight."

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 11, 2024 11:52 by Felipe Pimentel
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202173324
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Same area it has been before, perching on fence. I am attaching photos."

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Blogger on a break

I'm away leading the BBC overnight to Sandy Hook NS.

Back Tuesday so no news here till then

-kb

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert more details western kb at btpp

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, Nov 8, 2024, 4:21 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Western Kingbird (3 reports)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.  The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

eBird encourages our users to bird safely, responsibly, and mindfully. Please follow the recommendations of your local health authorities and respect any active travel restrictions in your area. For more information visit: https://ebird.org/news/please-bird-mindfully

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 15:05 by Nelson Pascuzzi
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201803327
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity found by Nick D. I hypothesize even maybe a refind of the prior Owls Head Park one a few weeks back. Rather cooperative, the second passerine? I laid eyes on, I thought i flushed it from a branch above me only to discover it even closer to me on the wooden fencing, territorially defending a red berry bush (virginia creeper?) from the hermit thrushes.

 Tyrannus flycatcher with deep yellow chest/vent and gray head with greenish back. Dark eyestripe. White outer tail feathers visible in one photo i'll post."

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 13:47 by A W
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201802213
- Comments: "See photo (forthcoming)"

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 08:10 by Tzvi Deutsch
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201792206
- Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Beautiful bird found by Nick.D yesterday. Not sure i have ever seen a bird being this cooperative besides for catbirds, Mockingbirds,(and of course the Pigeons). Seen flycatching from the 3 bare trees at the restrooms, but it would return to eye level perching on the wooden fence that runs adjacent to the official path. Feeding on the berrys of the Virginia creeper that are growing on the fence."

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Western Kingbird (1 report)
- Yellow-breasted Chat (2 reports)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.  The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

eBird encourages our users to bird safely, responsibly, and mindfully. Please follow the recommendations of your local health authorities and respect any active travel restrictions in your area. For more information visit: https://ebird.org/news/please-bird-mindfully

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 08:10 by Tzvi Deutsch
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201792206
- Comments: "Beautiful bird found by Nick.D yesterday. Not sure i have ever seen a bird being this cooperative besides for catbirds Mockingbird,(and of course the Pigeons). Seen flycatching in the 3 bare trees at the restrooms, but  it always returned to eye level perching on the wooden fence that runs adjacent to the official path. Feeding on the berrys of the Virginia creeper that grow on the fence."

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 10:43 by Jim McNamee
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201792055
- Comments: "Chunky bill, white spectacles, bright yellow breast, olive-gray back. Was skulking around the wall of branches that runs through the sumacs between wellhouse drive and lullwater. Got 2 brief but good looks."

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 10:43 by Sage Rockermann
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201792056
- Comments: "Chunky bill, white spectacles, bright yellow breast, olive-gray back. Was skulking around the wall of branches that runs through the sumacs between wellhouse drive and lullwater. Got 2 brief but good looks."

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Bush Term Pier Park WESTERN KINGBIRD continues today

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 07:23 by Linda Ewing
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201759002
- Comments: "Continuing. Yellow-bellied kingbird showing narrow white edges on tail; whiteish thrust, gray breast. Perching low & favoring Virginia creeper berries."

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

*WESTERN KINGBIRD reported at Bush Terminal Pier Park

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 07, 2024 10:00 by KZ F
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201679358
- Media: 12 Photos
- Comments: "*Great find by Nick. Foraging at the edge of the woods just south of the jetties, feeding on Virginia creeper berries. Thought I saw it eject a pellet but looks like it was a Virginia creeper seed. Another lifer for Ranger. Photos"

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 07, 2024 09:50 by MCHL ____
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201678140
- Comments: "Awesome find by Nick D. Yellow-bellied kingbird with white outer tail feathers. Hunting the wooded edge at the back of the park."

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1)
- Reported Nov 07, 2024 08:53 by Nick Dawson
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201678272
- Comments: "Incredibly cooperative individual just hanging out by the fencing next to the wooded area. Spent most of my time babysitting it until other birders turned up. Photos."

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 07, 2024 15:53 by Gabriel Willow
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201710167
- Comments: "Great find by Nick D. Eating Virginia Creeper berries along a wooden fence and actively flycatching in poplars. Yellow-bellied kingbird with white edges on tail. Photos."

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 07, 2024 15:52 by Asher Fusco
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201710503
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird originally found by Nick D. Tyrannus flycatcher with white throat, yellow belly, and white outer tail feathers. Initially seen sallying from the tops of trees near the NE edge of the wooded patch before moving to a tree near the restrooms, and finally returning to the wooded edge, where it fed on berries with a robin and a Hermit Thrush. Photos tba."

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Redheaded wp

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Nov 06, 2024 10:09 by chel sea
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201589321
- Comments: "Continuing near Battle and Hemlock. Juvenile with grey head, striking black & white wings"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 06, 2024 13:28 by Danny Siger
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201600762
- Comments: "Still in distinct plumage, yellow with distinctive black cap. Surprised to see one, it was in a mixed group of chickadees and titmice foraging along the waters edge south of the bridge and boathouse."

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Ybchat in bbp

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Nov 05, 2024 07:00 by Maureen Matthews
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201475464
- Comments: "Seen briefly but clearly on Pier 3, west end, in the concrete planters ... bright yellow chest, white spectacles, heavy bill. Waited for quite a while, but it did not reappear."

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Prospect ducks

Ducks are in and its a great time now to relish these birds, winter icons that are enjoyable to watch.

Prospect park waterways invite the observer to seek out the good birds mingling among the common ducks. And so I was able to find two drake Ring necked ducks by three sister islands with a nearby hen bufflehead hiding within a ruddy duck flock. Gadwalls- three total were found in the lake middle,assuming they're not the same at lull water cove.

Within three sisters I observed 5 wood ducks. It was this species that highlighted the day. Because at Lull water cove there was a total of 32! The day total became 37 woodies,a high enough number to get flagged on my ebird report. Such a spectacular sighting at the cove.

Yep ill be looking forward to the ducks of winter. 🐢

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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

eBird Checklist - 3 Nov 2024 - Prospect Park - 58 species (+1 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S201302091

First Sunday BBC walk ,led by Ryan Goldberg

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Late Warblers

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 03, 2024 09:02 by Heather Wolf
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201275143
- Comments: "Tail-bobbing front streaked warbler with sharp, loud chip."

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Nov 03, 2024 10:15 by Asher Fusco
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201277208
- Comments: "Late, on the ridge north of Sylvan. Photos."

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Nov 03, 2024 10:15 by Tracey Chan
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201277209
- Comments: "Late, on the ridge north of Sylvan. Photos."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 03, 2024 09:06 by Jacob Turetsky
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201273784
- Comments: "Seen at the lookout over lily pool. Round little guy with yellow belly and olive back/wings, distinct black cap."

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

CCSP long meadow west

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Nov 03, 2024 07:39 by Linda Ewing
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201261295
- Comments: "Small sparrow w pale lores and thin eye ring for a surprised look; gray nape, faintly buffy on breast/sides. In fenced-off grassy area along 9th st path, perched briefly on fence for good looks."

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Preliminary Bullock's Oriole in Prospect yesterday

 The yellowy Oriole was spotted in the Sparrowbowl (dip between the tennis and picnic houses) perched during yesterday BBC walk in memory of Lenore. An Ash-throated flycatcher was seen and this Oriole that experience d group members calling it a Bullock's ( earlier another birder reported it) here below are photos .zoom in. Bullock's compares to Baltimore are yellow heads and faces, pale mandibles, light gray back and wings, yellow ending breast middle. The wingbars might be an issue on this bird but there could be variations with plumages.

Pending Bullock's ,photos taken by Kellie Q.

More good bird reports

It turns out Saturday had more to offer thanks to a good wind. Here's the brief summary of prospect birds plus the greenwood update

Near the peninsula/ well drive sumacs which harbored the yellow billed cuckoo eating lanternflies, an Orange crowned warbler was spotted on the slope behind the well drive three containers.

Another Rusty Blackbird reported at Upper Pool back shore, a gorgeous specimen mentioned by LE.

A number of late Blue headed vireos in the park is noted.

In the Sparrowbowl west of picnic house, a cooperative Vesper Sparrow was spotted by FW, the bird in open ground in that high grass area.

The Greenwood Cemetery juvenile Red headed Woodpecker continues to stick within Battle Hill area concentrating at Battle and Hemlock ave intersection.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Fwd: bird list from BBC memorial walk for Lenore

Pending list on off file ( not able to transfer) and Bullock's id 

-kb

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Alice Deutsch 
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:48 PM
Subject: bird list
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,
Thank you for leading a wonderful walk and tribute to Lenore's memory.

Here's my list. Let me know if you need any more info. I hope it is ok that I'm sending it as a pdf. That's how my software works. Note that I included the Merlin which only you and I saw before the start of the walk.

Not sure about the Bullock's vs Baltimore. Perhaps you can clarify. I saw the photos on eBird of the Bullock's at Stillwell and that one is a mature adult male.

BR
Alice

Saturdays offerings in Prospect

Today's beautiful fall day offered the best of everything .Two club walks commenced one a memorial the other the first Saturday revealed some good birds.

On Lenore Swenson's memorial walk, starting from 9th Street, hot paydirt at the Sparrow bowl with a Myarchius genus flycatcher later identified as an Ash-throated flycatcher by experienced birders in the group. Also great was a Baltimore Oriole immature or female. A photo taken was asked for further review.The latter popped up within the sparrow bowl west of the Picnic House, along the tree line above abundant sparrows.Wood ducks in Upper Pool,Peregrine Falcon perched at a Long Meadow tree , and Merlin perched on an antenna near 9th Street spices the list.

Meanwhile the first Saturday BBC walk had some stuff of its own. Reported at Lullwater cove north, Rusty Blackbird,Wilson's Warbler ,Gadwalls and Greenwinged Teal entertained those birders. Later ,at Wellhouse drive by the sumac Grove on peninsula base, a Yellow billed cuckoo I put in an appearance.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Myarchius flycatcher prospect

BBC walk this morning spotted a Myarchius type flycatcher between tennis and picnic houses " sparrow bowl" prospect park

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

From the Xmas count compiler Mark your calendars December 14th

Dear Brooklyn Bird Club member,

The annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the nation's longest-running community science bird project, where birders across the continent conduct a bird census that helps Audubon and other organizations assess the health of bird populations and guide conservation actions. This year's count will be held Saturday, December 14th, 2024.

https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count

The Brooklyn CBC count circle is made up from 12 different count sectors that includes parks, cemeteries, and significant coastline on the bay and the ocean, and there is a team for all skill and commitment levels. Grab your binoculars and come out and join us.

Please contact the Teams Organizer, Bobbi Manian

roberta.manian@gmail.com to join a team.  The cut-off for team registration is December 11th.

Compilation Dinner: Pot-luck dinner and a live compilation of the day's sightings will be held for participants at the Prospect Park Boathouse.

Note: Some teams begin at 7:30 or earlier. Plan for 4-8 hours of birding. Rain or shine.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

GWC RHWP continues

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2024 09:44 by Sylvia Bernard
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201001577
- Comments: "A juvenile spotted storing acorns in a tree"

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

This Saturdays Prospect BBC walk

Just a reminder for friends who remembered Lenore, a birding walk for her memory.

https://brooklynbirdclub.org/event/friends-remembering-lenore-a-prospect-park-memorial-nature-walk/

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Virgina Rail in again a odd place

Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) (1)
- Reported Oct 27, 2024 15:46 by Angela Panetta
- Prospect Park W, New York US-NY 40.66102, -73.97963, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.661024,-73.979627&ll=40.661024,-73.979627

Photo by Angela

- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S200588409
- Comments: "Hopefully just a tail of one ending up in a weird place during migration.  Behind window bars and resting at a building.  Bird was checked that evening and the following morning and seems to have continued migration."

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

late wilsons warblet

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (2)
- Reported Oct 28, 2024 07:49 by Forrest Wickman
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S200598165
- Media: 11 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged for date: Late or wandering. At Lullwater Cove. First detected and tentatively identified by its distinctive chip, but it took a while to get it to come out for confirmation and photos, plus the Merlin update seems like it might mean that the app is more tentative about identifying rare birds. (In my experience Merlin normally has no problem with this chip, but refused to identify it this time, presumably because of the date.) Little flitting mostly yellow warbler with dark undertail and black cap. Bad photos."

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

GWC Clay colored sparrows

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2024 07:15 by matt bourke
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S200619725
- Comments: "in the flower meadow at sunrise ( possibly 2 )"

KB note likely Schumacher meadow west of the Chapel  along magnolia ave

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan